Scott Duggan, Queen's University

Research

Bioinformatics Chronic Pain Circadian Rhythms Ecological Momentary Assessment Immune Cells Light Therapy Randomized Controlled Trial Biomarkers

Latest papers

Fragility Index of Spinal Cord Stimulation Trials: Comment.
Anesthesiology · 2026
Safety and efficacy of metformin for the treatment of pain: protocol for a systematic review
BMJ Open · 2026
Melatonin for neuropathic pain: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, crossover trial.
Pain · 2025

All 21 publications

Latest funding

CircaHealth iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using light therapy to alleviate chronic pain
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
CircaHealth-CircaPain iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using bright light therapy to alleviate chronic low back pain
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
The PRECISE trial - Pain RElief Combination Intervention StratEgies
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$562,275

All 4 grants and awards

21 publications.

01

Fragility Index of Spinal Cord Stimulation Trials: Comment.

Ho AM, Clinkard D, Cupido T, Duggan S, Haley C, Klar G, Mizubuti GB

Anesthesiology2026

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000006277 PMID: 42657797

02

Safety and efficacy of metformin for the treatment of pain: protocol for a systematic review

Zaman N, Heron C, Price TJ, Houlden R, Norman PA, Sadeghirad B, Pullattayil AK, Duggan S, Gilron I

BMJ Open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119049

03

Melatonin for neuropathic pain: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, crossover trial.

Gilron I, Elkerdawy H, Tu D, Holden RR, Moulin DE, Duggan S, Milev R

Pain2025

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003651 PMID: 40359364

04

Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of a combination of alpha-lipoic acid and pregabalin for neuropathic pain: the PAIN-CARE trial.

Gilron I, Robb S, Tu D, Holden RR, Jackson AC, Duggan S, Milev R

Pain2024

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003038 PMID: 37678556

05

Changes in pain following bilateral intermittent theta-burst, transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression: A retrospective chart review.

Kirupaharan S, Milev R, Bressee J, Kelso S, Duggan S, Iftene F, Salomons TV, Hopman W, Gilron I

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2024

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2023.2300026 PMID: 38482504

06

Identifying competencies for an advanced practice physiotherapy role within an interprofessional chronic pain clinic.

Chala MB, Vader K, Bisson EJ, Doulas T, Duggan S, Desmeules F, Perreault K, Donnelly C, Abebe A, McClintock C, Tawiah A, Miller J

Musculoskeletal science & practice2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.102965 PMID: 38701666

07

Patient Expectations and Therapeutic Alliance Affect Pain Reduction Following Lidocaine Infusion in an Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Clinic.

Montag LT, Bisson EJ, Duggan S, Gregory T, Murphy G, Gilron I, Wilson R, Salomons TV

The journal of pain2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.11.026 PMID: 38056545

08

PRECISE trial (Pain RElief Combination Intervention StratEgies): protocol for the clinical trial of a pregabalin–melatonin combination for fibromyalgia

Gilron I, DeBow C, Elkerdawy H, Khan JS, Salomons TV, Duggan S, Tu D, Holden RR, Milev R, Buckley DN

BMJ Open20245 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087180

09

Examining the roles of depression, pain catastrophizing, and self-efficacy in quality of life changes following chronic pain treatment.

Montag LT, Salomons TV, Wilson R, Duggan S, Bisson EJ

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2023

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2156330 PMID: 36874232

10

Assessing the feasibility of a clinical trial to evaluate an advanced practice physiotherapy model of care in chronic pain management: a feasibility study.

Miller J, Doulas T, Bisson EJ, Abebe A, Chala M, McClintock C, Varette K, Vader K, Desmeules F, Perreault K, Donnelly C, Booth R, Tawiah AK, Duggan S

Pilot and feasibility studies2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01352-9 PMID: 37461072

CircaHealth iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using light therapy to alleviate chronic pain

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant - LOI

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader; Di Renna, Tania; Duggan, Scott S; Bosma, Rachael L; Choinière, Manon; Daly-Cyr, Jennifer; El-Gabalawy, Renée; Lu, Zihang; Page, Gabrielle; Poulin, Patricia A; Singer, Lesley N

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Biomarkers; Biopsychosocial Approaches; Chronic Pain; Circadian Rhythms; Cytokines; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Immune Cells; Light Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial

CircaHealth-CircaPain iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using bright light therapy to alleviate chronic low back pain

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader; Buckley, David N; Clarke, Hance A; CUPIDO, TRACY L; Di Renna, Tania; Duggan, Scott S; Martel, Marc Olivier; Poulin, Patricia A; Daly-Cyr, Jennifer; Page, Gabrielle

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Biomakers; Biopsychosocial Approach; Bright Light; Chronic Pain; Circadian Rhythms; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Immune Cells; Light Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial

$2,000,000

The PRECISE trial - Pain RElief Combination Intervention StratEgies

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Gilron, Ian

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Combination Therapy; Fibromyalgia; Melatonin; Pregabalin; Sleep

$562,275

Investigating the neurobiological basis of heightened pain and dysfunction in fibromyalgia, by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stroman, Patrick W

Keywords: Analysis Methods; Brainstem; Eye-Tracking; Fibromyalgia; Functional Mri; Human; Neuroimaging; Pain; Sex Differences; Spinal Cord

$646,425

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Anesthesiology
Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Psychiatry
Nursing
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Other

Co-authors at Queen's University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Ian Gilron

Anesthesiology

9 shared papers, latest 2026

Roumen Milev

Psychiatry

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Rosemary Wilson

Nursing

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Akash Goel

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Hance Clarke

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Harsha Shanthanna

Anesthesia

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Tania Di Renna

Faculty

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Jordan Miller

Rehabilitation Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Nader Ghasemlou

Biomedical and Molecular Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Norman Buckley

Anesthesia

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Kadija Perreault

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Catherine Donnelly

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

2 shared papers, latest 2024

TRACY CUPIDO

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Andrews Tawiah

Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Prameet Sheth

Pathology and Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Mireille St-Jean

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Peter MacDougall

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Behnam Sadeghirad

Anesthesia

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Laura Katz

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Eleni Hapidou

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Patricia Poulin

Chronic Disease Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Regina Visca

Clinical Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Karim Ladha

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

S Ramesh Zacharias

Anesthesia

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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